SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The U.S. men’s national soccer team charged into the World Cup’s round of 16 by beating Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0, but suffered a devastating blow when star striker Folarin Balogun was shown a red card.In a tight, tense knockout match, with tens of millions of people watching across America, Balogun starred yet again. He put the U.S. ahead with a goal on the brink of halftime, and ignited a star-spangled crowd that had grown agitated as the game droned on at 0-0.Then, in the second half, he was sent off after a video review showed that he’d stomped on the ankle of Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemovic while challenging for a ball.Without Balogun, and reduced to 10 men for the last half-hour of the game, the U.S. held on for a cathartic victory. Malik Tillman’s superb free kick in the 82nd minute sealed it. It was just the second men’s World Cup knockout-round win in U.S. history. It’s the first since 2002, and the first in primetime, and the first to be greeted by gleeful celebrations at watch parties big and small all across the country.But it sets up an even bigger occasion, a round-of-16 showdown with Belgium on Monday. And Balogun, the team’s leading scorer, will miss that game while serving his red-card suspension.Still, it is a moment to savor for a program that has now won three games at a single World Cup for the first time ever. It snapped a yearslong losing streak against European opponents. Players showed character and resilience as they held off a physical Bosnia team, even while down a man.Our writers on the scene break down the key talking points:Folarin Balogun sees a red card in the second half of USMNT’s World Cup match vs. Bosnia (Eric Verhoeven / Soccrates / Getty Images)Balogun the hero — before controversial red card changes everythingThe game changed completely in the second half when Balogun, who to that moment had been the U.S.’s best player, was red carded in the 64th minute after video review of a foul on Tarik Muharemovic.As the ball was played up the left sideline from Antonee Robinson in the 61st minute, Balogun reached out and tried to get his body in position. As he did so, he landed on the back of the leg of Muharemovic, raking down the calf of the defender and landing on his ankle.It did not look like an intentional foul, but rather the forward landing awkwardly. The slow motion replay, however, made it look like a harsh tackle. And there was no doubt that Balogun made rough contact on the defender.After looking at the foul, referee Raphael Claus opted to give the red card.Balogun scored the opening goal for the U.S. and was once again a constant dangerous presence for the Americans through the first hour of the game.Whereas the U.S. wasted chances four years ago, Balogun has been a consistent danger man in this World Cup. That continued into the knockout round. The Monaco striker had a goal called back for offside in the 31st minute, but then gave the U.S. a 1-0 lead in the 45th with a neat left-footed finish.Balogun broke out LeBron James’ “Silencer” celebration, which earned a tweet from the NBA legend.